Monthly Archives: August 2012

This Week On The Fallon Forum

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Trish Nelson

You can livestream The Fallon Forum at http://www.fallonforum.com  from 12:00-1:00, Monday-Friday. Podcasts available, too.  And you can still catch Bradshaw after Ed starting at 1:30. Dear Friends, I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty excited about Mitt Romney’s pick … Continue reading →

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Why What Howard Dean Says About The Ryan-Romney Plan To Voucherize Medicare Is Important

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Trish Nelson

There are young people out there and even older folks who say this:  “I’m sorry, but the only thing I know about Howard Dean is the [fake] scream.” Link to how it was faked. So just for the record, Howard … Continue reading →

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11th Anniversary Of “Bin Laden Determined To Strike In US”

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Last Monday was the eleventh anniversary of the August 6th, 2001 Presidential Daily Briefing titled “Bin Laden determined to strike in the United States.” Most can recall that then Pres. George W. Bush was on a brush cleaning vacation in Texas. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Could You Pass High School?

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Dave Bradley

I find these little quizzes online and sometimes I enjoy passing them along. Are you smarter than a 12th grader? 1) Which of the following is irrational? a) 3.33333333 b) 2/3 c) the square root of 64 d) pi   … Continue reading →

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Mitt’s Myth Misses Mark

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Dave Bradley

by Dave Hunt Today we have a guest post from Dave Hunt of Tipton.  Dave is a retired teacher from North Cedar High School and a former Iowa Teacher of the Year. Mitt Romney has advocated cutting the corporate tax … Continue reading →

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Matt Schultz Working For Tea Party, Not For All Iowans

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Dave Bradley

I grew up in an Iowa where common sense ruled more often than not. Iowans back in the day would tell those who put party before the good of the whole to take a hike. We would tend to elect Republicans, … Continue reading →

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A New Opportunity For Young Undocumented Immigrants

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau The United States is a country in the midst of a seismic demographic shift.  According to some estimates, those with Hispanic, black, Asian, American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders heritages will together outnumber whites by 2040.  … Continue reading →

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Tell Senators Harkin And Grassley To Vote No On Pentagon Spending Bill

Posted on August 9, 2012 by bfiaedflaherty

The House of Representatives approved HR 5856 on July 19th, appropriating $606 billion for the Pentagon. This includes $88 billion for our 11-year war in Afghanistan, but does not include other war-related expenses, like VA services for 400,000 PTSD-afflicted veterans … Continue reading →

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Will Steve King’s Dogfighting Support Help His Campaign?

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Trish Nelson

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Steve King’s Dogfighting Defense http://www.colbertnation.com http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:417498 Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive

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Senator Harkin To Hold Roundtable Discussions On Retirement Crisis

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Senator Tom Harkin, as Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, recently released a new report examining the retirement crisis in America and laying out a bold proposal to rebuild the private pension system. The report … Continue reading →

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